New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-05
Mr.. BLAINE'S RELATION TO THE COURSE
or HUMAN EVENTS


Mr. Blaine is busy these days 1t is generally
supposed. OF course, that he is at home LIVING
quietly with his family. en- Dying the rest he has
earned and which his literary employment has
enabled him to take. But any clever. keen sighted
Democratic student Of human events. accustomed
10 look beneath their surface TO tnl the main
springs of their action. can easily see that THIS Is
all humbug, gnen out 10 deceive the unwary'
Mr. Blaine is at home Nobody denies that But
If il be supposed that ne IS Spending his time
rcadiny to Mrs Blaine playing with his grand
children. convcTsing with the ncishbors. Tcvsin!
his book or overseeing the plumber, II only shows
how simple minded and how easily gullcd some
folks are
every Democrat. Blaine nothing for his
ncighbos. his family or his book, or his house.
From his Augusta home proceed n million strin n
leading to every scene OF human activity IN the
whole world. Some 20 10 Albany some u Bosl on.
some 10 Hartford. some to Concord, some to
TrcntOn-in fact. they 20 everywhere lie span IS
his time. seven days in the week manipulate ing
these strngs lie pulls one. and presto the
clouds darIien about the UNHAPPY head Of Warner
Miller. lie pulls another and 10 the tlcrmomcl or
in the vicinity OF General iIawey shrlnxs into the
bulb. lie pulls third. and rrccipice yawns
before the melancholy eyes of Henry l.. Dawes He
pulls a fourth and senator Scwel begin, to tear
his hair All these men his best friends but
10 aStutc Democrat can be fooled by that circum
stance There is not Blancplobinc in the land,
whether Democratic or Mugwumplan who does
not know that the Au usta statesman would
rather construed y powder mime under the feet
OF those who most admire him than eat good
dinner any day.
-i5ut this is not the worst Of 1t by any means.
MIR Blanc's adroit hanl Is easy TO detect al the
bottom Of the Andoyer controversy. Any one can
see the folly Of his permitting a pOstmortem
hope TO any OF his friends. 1t would be simply
suicidal If a friend of his could repent alter
death and get out of pcrSiition when he was once
CO nned there, what possible satisfaction could he
take in being President Mr. Blame is IN daily
CORRESPONDENCE with the Car and with Prince
Alexander and only the most SUI CRITICAL obserN er
can have failed TO notice that he IL about 10
preciptate IA continental conflict He knows that
this will alict his friend, Senator lloar with the
most acute anguish
We have il upon the highest authority that the
resignation of Lord Randolph Churchill was suS-
ecsted by Mr. Blaine. with his usual pcne ration
he detected the signs Of an offensive AM defensive
alliance between the Marquis OF Salisbury an
senator sherman Mis- Blaine once chapcr ned
Lady Randolph at picnic. and by carefully
working upon this relationship Mr.. Blaine induced
the young Tory To resi- II. Senator Sherman Is
therefore in DESPAIR. These are merely sample
OF the diverting contrivances by which Mr. Blaine
occupies his leisure moments lie is now ENGAGED
IN an effort TO induce bismarck TO invade France,
knowing that in no other way can he involve
his friend. jude Gresham, In utter ruin
Ii the foolsiller attended strictly to his work
ho might break up the Democratic Muswump news
paper business. But he would dep I'VE Dir. Blaine
and his friends of "A great deal of fun.